Tinykin

A small boy named Milo has arrived on Earth after a long journey. To his surprise, he is extremely small relative to everything on the planet, and all of the people seem to have disappeared! Alone and afraid, Milo needs to find a way to get back home. Thankfully, he will be able to make use of the mysterious tinykin, little helpers that Milo can use to complete all kinds of feats like creating ladders and even explosions. This is the world of Tinykin.

Tinykin is a 3D platforming game that utilizes familiar locations and makes them unique and even a little scary by presenting them from a new perspective. If this unique take on gameplay sounds enticing to you, then here is everything you need to know about Tinykin.

New Perspectives

In Tinykin, your tiny human will be exploring seemingly normal houses that could feel like your friend's house, your family’s house, and maybe even your own house! But, due to his size, these places will go from familiar to imposing extremely quickly. Utilize your tinykin companions to find creative ways to reach your goals throughout the house. Throw the tinykin to move objects, stack them up to climb them, and you can even use a special tinykin to break down doors. Gamers who have played Pikmin will be familiar with the gameplay and presentation.

Each “city” you’ll explore will have over 100 tinykin for you to find and collect, which will grow your tinykin army by a significant amount. In these cities, you will encounter many inhabitants that usually consist of different bugs, such as ants, beetles, and more.

Interesting Characters

In your travels, Milo will be able to meet these bug characters and speak to them to learn about them and their stories. There are many to interact with, and each one has a unique story to share with you, so always take time to speak to new bugs when you come across them!

The stories you hear and add to your collection will serve to further flesh out the world of tinykin and get you closer to discovering the truth.

Traversal

Since everything is so big, you’ll need a way to get around quickly. Thankfully, Milo has a tiny, trusty soap board that can be used to hover around the house as well as jump across chasms and grind on appropriate surfaces.

With soap-board in hand, just about every corner of the house is open to you with enough determination and skill.

Upgrades and Collectibles

As you complete objectives, keep an eye out for upgrade materials and collectibles.

Pros

• Incredible sense of scale in the environments
• Tinykin collecting gameplay is incredibly fun
• Lots of traversal options to make your way around the house
• Plenty of interesting characters with great stories to tell
• Interesting presentation with 3D environments and 2D characters

Cons

• Camera controls can be finicky